Peachy Keen Key West aka Grogu's Grotto

05/01/2024

DONUTS: Glazed Donuts- Best Key West donuts. You may have to wait in line to get their deliciousness but it moves pretty quickly. I love the map inside where there is a push pin representing where all of their guest are from. Flavors change daily.

03/27/2024

NUMBER 1 RESTAURANT: Red Shoe Island Bistro. This restaurant opened its door in April 2020. With the onset of COVID it was a terrible time to open but they were proud that they “kept the island fed” when Key West was closed down. We go here at least once a year and since 2022. I was so proud to see that they were recently named KW #1 restaurant.
I had shrimp and cheddar grits stuffed poblano and also Grouper. Not photographed was our deviled eggs with a scallop on them. The Lavendar cheesecake is still amazing. Congrats Red Shoe Island Bistro .

03/27/2024

SHARK and wildlife adventure tour is one of our favorite activities in KW. A father and son team will take you out for 2 hours. These Lemon sharks have gotten familiar with the sound of the boat and show up for their feeding. We easily saw about 25 sharks. The son will dangle a plump fish from a fishing line and the sharks will try to eat it. We were also driven to a spot where dolphins had been spotted and got to watch many dolphins frolic in the water. The father and son team are the only ones doing this in KW. They were great and take safety very seriously.

03/24/2024

Did you say LOBSTER. We enjoyed both Caribbean lobster and Maine lobster this weekend. MISO HAPPY is an amazing Thai restaurant in KW. We had panang curry with lobster and also a lobster tempera roll. In addition to great food, great atmosphere and staff. At THE SEASIDE CAFE we had the lobster pizza and a strawberry pecan salad with a scoop of lobster salad. Seaside Cafe is right on the ocean just down the street from the southernmost marker. Excellent food, drinks and atmosphere.

03/24/2024

Was saving our first visit to the key west butterfly observatory for a rainy day. That was finally today. I was so impressed with this place. It’s the best butterfly garden I’ve ever been in. They had so many different butterflies from all over the world. The gardens were amazing. They also had an incredible bird selection. I’ve never seen such beautiful birds. Another thing, the quantity of butterflies was immense. You could feel them flapping by and sometimes they landed on you. Wonderful day.

03/18/2024

KEY WEST FIRST LEGAL RUM DISTILLERY is a fun place to stop by for a drink and a free tour of the distillery. They offer free rum tasting — I think there were 6 choices of rum. There was a coffee flavored rum and a key lime flavored rum. It was a great place to hang out on a hot afternoon. We tools these gorgeous drinks with us as we walked through Key West on a hot afternoon. They specialize in Pina coladas and pour your rum choice on the bottom and also a floater on top. Delicious.

03/17/2024

REEF FISHING EXCURSION: Have take two trips with Fish Monsters. The package is 5 hours of fishing, all bait, they help you take the fish off the hook, keep your catch on ice and clean it for you when back to shore. We caught yellow tail snapper, strawberry groupers, grunts and a few other fish. We brought our catch home and made fish tacos. The boat ride takes you out about 1.5 hours, then you start fishing — they move to three different locations then we head back. Soda, beer and light snack are available .

03/15/2024

The La Grignote bakery will provide one of the best ice coffees in Key West. This device sits outside of the bakery. The ice is melted by the Florida heat and drains into the coffee grinds and the ultimately into your cup of iced coffee. The result is delicious.

03/10/2024

We get amazing sushi grade ahi tuna on Pine Key in the Florida Keys. In the very own kitchen of the Peachy Keen I’ve learned how to make sushi rice and our own poke bowls and sushi roles. Here are some pictures from today’s dinner.

03/06/2024

Thoroughly enjoyed myself at Zachary Taylor beach yesterday. $2.50 admittance gains access to the Fort and the beach. This post is about the beach. FIRST, this beach is a half mile walk from Peachy Keen. IMO this is the best Key West beach. The beach is lovely and you get a different view to the naval operations that are adjacent. I went here to check out snorkeling. It was good and I definitely saw some fish and the coral was nice too. There are 6 areas where rocks piles are in the water and this is where you see the fish hang out. I only explore 2 out of the 6 areas. The beach is a mix of very soft sand and rougher coral pebbles. Aqua shoes would be good. The beach rents umbrellas, chairs, hammocks, lounge chairs for a fee. Peachy Keen has some chairs you can carry on your shoulder in the Cabbana. There is a concession stand for typical concession food and Pepsi oroducrs but I saw a Coke vending machine too. There are also flushable toilets!!! Yesterday had a Spring Break vibe. Photos aren’t great but wanted to try to capture the snorkeling points.

03/03/2024

Enjoyed the Key West Botanical Garden today. They were having a plant sale. They also had some educational stations set up where we got to see several different caterpillars. Look close in the photo to see the yellow one. Butterflies were everywhere. We bought a milkweed plant . The one the garden had was being worked on by several monarchs at one time. Also enjoyed seeing about 10 turtles floating about. Lovely day.

03/02/2024

Best margaritas in town are at Old Town Mexican Cafe. Mine was watermelon and jalepeno. Keith’s was passion fruit. Great way to start a weekend.

03/01/2024

With a Naval Airforce base in Key West we get to see some cool things. Today we saw the new Royal Canadian navy ship patrolling the Truman Annex ocean front park. Another time we saw a drill going on with soldier hopping into the ocean from a helicopter and then being recovered. Practice makes perfect.

02/27/2024

Key West has a really great Tiki Bar. It’s always a lot of fun. We’ve taken the Tiki drink making class which was a great experience as we learned how to make 4 different Tiki drinks over 2 hours. We were there for happy hour and got Zombies BOGO. What a treat to receive them while flaming. Always a great time.

02/26/2024

Finally made it into the Green Parrot today. It’s been in this location since 1890. It’s seen a lot of history. This bar provides great live entertainment. Tonight’s band was Xperimentor which was a reggae fusion band. They infused a reggae beat, steel drum sound and trumpet/trombone support to modern hits. Great entertainment for the price of a beer.

02/25/2024

Fun weekend in Key West. Many gorgeous homes opened up their yards for the annual garden walk. This garden walk is a fund raiser for Key West Garden Club where I also volunteer on Mondays. Took a lot a great pictures but posting my favorite. Also, Key West arts and craft show. Picked up a great new piece of art for the Crab room at the Peachy Keen.

02/23/2024

Walked to the Key West Farmers market at Truman annex waterfront park this evening. Our favorite stop is the cheese booth. They have amazing cheeses. We try to eat vegetarian dinners at least twice a week. One of those dinners was a charcuterie board we made with our delicious cheese selections.

02/22/2024

The Florida Keys must have an abundant supply of Florida pink shrimp and probably other kinds too. One day I saw 11 shrimp boats out. They are large boats with mast and nets that stick out on both sides to scoop up the shrimp. We’ve enjoyed cooked shrimp in many different ways here, but the other day we made shrimp and avocado ceviche for the first time. It came out great.!!!

02/21/2024

While it was only 68 degrees today in Key West, it was still great to be able to swim in the sunshine in the heated pool that was 84 degrees. Mack says come on in.

02/21/2024

The orchids are in bloom at Peach Keen. It’s so satisfying when we can get them to reproduce from the previous year. These two featured are from last year. The blooms on light pink one are bigger than 3 inches. The deep purple one is about to explode with over 10 buds waiting to open up.

12/28/2021

Tired of working from home during COVID, especially in cold messy locations? Well how about working from Key West. This house is setup for multiple people to be able to work away from the office. Reliable high speed 1 Gigabit Internet and multiple work areas with desks. Work during the day and enjoy the great Key West environment nights and weekends. Prime March and April months still available. Did I mention that it is dog and children friendly?

11/03/2021

Little bit of nice news. The new Truman Waterfront Park Dog Park has opened. Gives out guests with dogs a nice Dog Park in the beautiful Truman Waterfront Park less then 1/2 mile from the front door of the house.

09/09/2021

We got our 1st review

"The best house I've rented on Key West. Nothing negative to say. The property was well maintained, clean, and just the right size. Its location was perfect: close to restaurants, watering holes, and Duval Street. Preferred Properties staff was responsive when anything needed to be brought to its attention. I will rent this place again. And again."

07/30/2021

You can now see new photos and check availability online at https://www.realkeywest.com/key-west-vacation-rentals/peachy-keen

Welcome to Peachy Keen. A beautiful 4 bedroom 3 bath private pool home with off street parking.

06/23/2021

Whats on the way to Peach Keen Key West?
New patio furniture. Lounge Chairs, Outdoor Sectional, Love Seat and new tables and chairs
New front porch furniture.
New 4K TVs
House will have everything you need for a great stay.

06/09/2021

Peachy Keen is perfect if you want to walk for fun stuff to do.
Looking for some great food or drink. Just couple minutes to many bars and restaurants. Blue Heaven is 2 minute walk (maybe a few more after a few cocktails).
Just 5 minute walk to the Key West Farmers Market.
Just 5 minutes to the Truman Waterfront Park Splash Park.
Just 10 minutes to Mallory Square and the world famous sunset.
Just 15 minutes to Fort Zachary Taylor Beach or South Beach and just a couple more to take your pup to the Dog Beach.

If you have a car we also have off street parking and electric car friendly.

05/29/2021